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EA_Blueberry
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5 years ago

Gridiron Notes: Madden NFL 21 Title Update - November 19th

To ensure Madden is the best game possible, scheduled updates are deployed by the Madden Development Team to add features to the game after launch and to tune gameplay based on community feedback.

Our launch updates focus on many of the issues that Madden players report to us. We thank you for your feedback - you've helped us improve Madden NFL 21. We look forward to further feedback and are committed to continuing to meet your expectations.

Here is a detailed breakdown of what’s included in today's title update:

Key Highlights:


  • XP popup toggles in Franchise
  • Gameplay fixes

Gameplay Updates:

  • Tuning to increase usage of AI edge-rush animations in certain formations, such as Nickel 2-4-5 Odd
  • Fixed an issue causing a delay by defenders in man-coverage vs. RPO Bubble Routes at the snap

Franchise Updates:

  • Disabled the on-field XP pop-ups above players heads during gameplay, by default.

    DEV NOTE: Based on player feedback, we have turned off the XP overhead pop-ups in Franchise gameplay by default so there would be less clutter appearing on the screen during gameplay. For users who prefer this feature, it can be re-enabled via the ‘Drive Goals & XP Feedback’ setting in the Franchise settings menu

The Yard Updates:

  • UI and stability enhancements

(Source: Official Site)

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  • @EA_Blueberry I wanted to re-enable XP feedback in my franchise game yesterday and the setting only said Drive Goals and was already on. Did you permanently remove XP feedback?
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    EA_Blueberry
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    5 years ago
    @doogie09 The team added a feature where you can toggle XP to show up after players in game. Do you know if that's disabled under settings?
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    doogie09
    5 years ago
    @EA_Blueberry Thank you so much for your response. If you look under Visual Settings, it now just says “Drive Goals”, and yes I have it set to “on”. Your documentation (Accessibility Guide) and the Dev note for the Nov update show the setting as Drive Goals and XP feedback. None of the subsequent patches/updates indicates XP feedback was removed. Could you please find out if it was and why? I may be the minority, but I liked that feature. Thank you for your time.
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    5 years ago
    @doogie09 To be clear, when you have it enabled, you don't see the XP show up around the players throughout gameplay?
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    doogie09
    5 years ago
    @EA_Blueberry Correct. Plus, the setting used to be called “Drive Goals and XP Feedback”, like the game’s Accessibility Guide shows. Now, the setting just says “Drive Goals”. No mention of XP and there is no greenish XP popping up over my players like it used to. Seems one of the recent patches removed this. I realize not the end of the world, but liked that feature and curious if this is a bug or by design. If design, why remove it? Thank you for your time, most appreciated.
  • @doogie09 I am sure you are very busy and I do appreciate you taking the time to even consider my inquiry. My curiosity is getting the better of me ☺️. Mildly embarrassed, but I miss the immediate XP feedback. TY again and I look fwd to your response.
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    EA_Blueberry
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    5 years ago

    Hey, @doogie09 

    Sent this up to the team and was awaiting more info on this. From what it appears, this doesn't seem intended and has been logged as a bug. I currently have no details on when a fix will be implemented, if I find out anything I'll update you here though. 

    Thanks for flagging this down to us. I personally don't like the XP pop ups because it breaks immersion, so I preferred to have it disabled so this was something I just didn't notice come up. Appreciate you looking out for the community by coming here to the forums to let us know!

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    doogie09
    5 years ago
    @EA_Blueberry Thank you very much for your time and effort. I really appreciate u following up on this and the responsiveness. TY again.

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